Guthrie Corridor Expressway
{{short description|Expressway in Malaysia}}
{{Infobox road
| country = MYS
| type = E
| route = 35
| alternate_name = Guthrie Corridor Expressway
| maint = Prolintas with its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd (PEX)
| length_km = 25
| length_round = 1
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Rawang
| junction = {{MES-E|1}} {{Jct|country=MYS|AH|2}} North–South Expressway Northern Route
{{MES-E|25}} Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
{{JKR|54}} Federal Route 54
{{MES-E|31}} Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway
{{MES-E|6}} {{Jct|country=MYS|AH|2}} North–South Expressway Central Link
{{MES-E|1}} {{Jct|country=MYS|AH|2}} {{Jct|country=MYS|AH|141}} New Klang Valley Expressway
{{JKR|3214}} {{JKR(B)|9}} Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = Shah Alam
| formed = 2003
| history = Completed in 2015
| destinations = Shah Alam, Klang, Rawang, Kuang, Lagong, Paya Jaras, Sungai Buloh, Subang, Bukit Jelutong
| image = GCE 1.jpg
| image_notes = Entering the highway via Elmina Interchange.
}}
Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, {{MES-E|35}} (Malay: Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie) is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} ({{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}} long on the Prolintas sections and {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the PLUS Expressway sections).
Named after the corridor of estates where 80 percent of the land acquired was from the plantation company Guthrie Berhad (later merged in 2007 with two other two other companies to form Sime Darby), all project costs, including land acquisition of the expressway, were completely borne by the concessionaire. Today this expressway is owned by Prolintas and its subsidiary Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd.
The starting point of the highway or 'Kilometre Zero' is located at the Jalan Monfort intersection near Shah Alam.
History
Plans to build the 30 km-long expressway, named after Kumpulan Guthrie's corridor of estates in Selangor, began in late 1996. The expressway would be a way to speed up and link various developments around the corridor, including the Lagong satellite city and the Bukit Jelutong township. The construction of the expressway would cost between RM 300 million and RM 450 million and would be completed in three to four years. Kumpulan Guthrie had submitted an application to the federal government and was still negotiating with the Selangor state government.{{cite news |title=Kumpulan Guthrie begins building its 'corridor' |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19961111-1.2.67.6?qt=rawang,%20selangor&q=rawang%20selangor |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=11 November 1996}}
The proposal was revived in 2002 when Guthrie Berhad became a major shareholder of this project, apart from owning other businesses such as large plantations and property development projects. Construction started in 2003 and was completed in April 2005. It commenced operations in July that year.
In August 2007, GCE became a subsidiary of Prolintas Expressway Sdn Bhd, which is ultimately owned by PNB.
On 17 August 2023, a private plane carrying Pahang State Legislative Assembly member Johari Harun and seven other passengers crashed onto the highway, just outside the Elmina interchange. There were ten fatalities, including the passengers and two motorists.{{cite web |url = https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/malaysia/2023/08/17/elmina-plane-crash-plane-made-banked-turn-before-the-crash-video/85788 |title = Elmina plane crash: Plane made banked turn before the crash (VIDEO) |last = Wong |first = Alexander |date = 17 August 2023 |website = Malay Mail |access-date = 19 August 2023 }}
Features
File:Lebuhraya Guthrie (E35) in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam (220718) 1.jpg
- Smooth access from Shah Alam to northern states without being trapped in common traffic jams in the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
- Many oil palm estates with property development potential along this expressway.
- Motorcycle lane, including a southbound flyover which passes above the Denai Alam exit, built as part of the DASH Highway construction project.
- SOS emergency.
- Competitive toll rate.
- Speed limits are 90 km/h–110 km/h
- Several rest areas (R&R) near toll plazas with free Wi-Fi
- Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
Tolls
GCE adopts an open toll system.
=Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)=
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Bukit Jelutong, Elmina and Lagong Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at these three toll plazas on GCE are conducted electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs beginning 2 March 2016.
=Toll rates=
There are three toll plazas along GCE, each charging the same rate. In October 2022, it was one of the four expressways maintained by PROLINTAS to have its toll rates deducted between 8% and 15%.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/prolintas/posts/pfbid0C6qN62JdfZD5Nqn12aEtBwvogUr1eaVRCUFdX5YQUbEW8i7EGsUG2Jx5MYsH8xYUl?__cft__[0]=AZWfsBBA-_wHOBZ8WHXl3vKoYu2N1TIjwq6-KZAZMsYKATx9JzCwPN-FLZNQrLD2hOBjLH6pKf-E2MMXZmVvYL6BPsKlY1nqxVSjvV61V8BLte2sMYt1Dyop3z-E-8LJH_dB0oqwzYcbdA5J4jvsK6dyMAb8VFdE6vY6DgtI27myjqQtxdQU5u-4C543f1q97eWfxeAISZThivY09U8JJbNH&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=Kadar Tol Baharu AKLEH, GCE, LKSA & SILK|accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|title=PENGURANGAN KADAR TOL|url=https://scontent.ftun7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312428284_5632775623474135_2134816997030326987_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=jdC8J26pxccAX8Ob63W&_nc_ht=scontent.ftun7-1.fna&oh=00_AfDi5xkSrNSx11-7XLyiLrZdqIfCtm7XE6lzAYsWGhooEA&oe=636335F7|accessdate=30 October 2022|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030210059/https://scontent.ftun7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312428284_5632775623474135_2134816997030326987_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=jdC8J26pxccAX8Ob63W&_nc_ht=scontent.ftun7-1.fna&oh=00_AfDi5xkSrNSx11-7XLyiLrZdqIfCtm7XE6lzAYsWGhooEA&oe=636335F7|url-status=dead}}
(Starting 20 October 2022){{cite web|title=KADAR TOL TERKINI: Lebuhraya GCE|url=https://scontent.ftun8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312274026_5632776210140743_3399523784071583553_n.png?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=973b4a&_nc_ohc=ZrZlzeHpKygAX9R4SvH&_nc_ht=scontent.ftun8-1.fna&oh=00_AfDxXUeX3GovTKoAhlQbOTO8-YOXQR8t1wK0-ShL7RuTVg&oe=636439D9|accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=P.U. (A) 343/2022: FEDERAL ROADS (PRIVATE MANAGEMENT) (COLLECTION OF TOLLS) (GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?language=BI&type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20343/2022}}
| class=wikitable | ||
| Class||Type of vehicles||Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles | Free |
| 1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 1.75 |
| 2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 3.80 |
| 3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 5.70 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 0.83 |
| 5 | Buses | RM 1.29 |
List of interchanges and rest and service areas
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along GCE. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from North to South.
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| km||Exit||Interchange||To||Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Rawang Selatan Interchange | {{Jct|country=MYS|E2|1}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}}
North South | Trumpet interchange | |
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|Rawang Selatan toll plaza RWS {{TransitTicket}} {{TnG POS}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} {{TAG}} MyRFID {{TnG}} RM (Cash) Closed toll system Collect transit ticket and pay a distance toll | ||||
| Rawang Selatan toll plaza RWS {{TnG TAG}} | {{Parking signs}}{{TnG TAG}} | South bound | ||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|1}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} North-South Expressway Northern Route PLUS Expressway border limit | ||||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|35}} Guthrie-Corridor Expressway Prolintas border limit | ||||
| 3501A 3501B 3501C 3501D | Kuang Interchange | {{MES-E|25}} (LATAR Experssway) West {{JKR|5}} Lumut {{JKR|54}} - Kuala Selangor, Ijok {{JKR(B)|1}} Puncak Alam East {{JKR|1}} Rawang, Selayang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Kuching) | Cloverleaf interchange | |
| Pipeline crossing bridge | ||||
| {{Parking Layby signs}} Lagong toll plaza LGG | {{Parking signs}} | North bound | ||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|Lagong toll plaza LGG RM (Cash) {{TnG POS}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} MyRFID {{TAG}} {{TnG}} RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | ||||
| {{MES-E|35}} -- | ||||
| 3502 | Lagong Interchange | {{JKR(B)|25}} Lagong {{JKR(B)|25}} Kuang | Future trumpet interchange | |
| Sungai Kundang bridge | ||||
| {{MES-E|35}} -- | ||||
| 3503 | Paya Jaras Interchange | {{JKR|54}} - Paya Jaras, Kuala Selangor, Sungai Buloh | Trumpet interchange | |
| Sungai Buloh bridge | ||||
| {{MES-E|35}} 15 | ||||
| {{Parking Layby signs}} Elmina toll plaza ELM | {{Parking signs}} Prolintas operation office | North bound | ||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|Elmina toll plaza ELM RM (Cash) {{TnG POS}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} MyRFID {{TAG}} {{TnG}} {{TnG POS}} RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | ||||
| {{MES-E|35}} -- | ||||
| {{RSA-OBR signs}} Elmina Rest and Service Area | {{Parking signs}} {{Toilet sign}} {{Food court sign}} {{Surau sign}} Sate Kajang Haji Samuri | North bound | ||
| {{JPJ}} Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | North bound | |||
| {{JPJ}} Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | South bound | |||
| 3504 | Elmina Interchange | East Elmina | Parclo B4 interchange | |
| {{RSA-OBR signs}} Elmina Rest and Service Area | {{Parking signs}} {{Toilet sign}} {{Food court sign}} {{Surau sign}} Sate Kajang Haji Samuri | South bound | ||
| {{MES-E|35}} -- | ||||
| 3505 | Bukit Subang Interchange | West Persiaran Metafasa Bukit Subang (Section U16) East {{JKR|3214}} Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga {{JKR|3214}} Kampung Melayu Subang {{MES-E|31}} - Kuala Lumpur, Kota Damansara {{JKR|15}} Subang Airport | Diamond interchange | |
| 3505A | Denai Alam Interchange | WEST
{{MES-E|31}} - Puncak Perdana, Puncak Alam, Meru |Northbound entrance and southbound exit only | ||
| {{MES-E|35}} 15 | ||||
| 3506A | Jalan Batu Arang Interchange | West {{JKR(B)|49}} Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari Puncak Alam Batu Arang Kuala Selangor | From Shah Alam only | |
| {{MES-E|35}} 14 | ||||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ RM (Cash) {{TnG POS}} {{TnG}} {{TAG}} MyRFID {{TAG}} {{TnG}} {{TnG POS}} RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | ||||
| {{Parking Layby signs}} Bukit Jelutong toll plaza BKJ | {{Parking signs}} | South bound | ||
| {{MES-E|35}} 13 | 3506 | Bukit Jelutong North Interchange | West Persiaran Gerbang Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) East {{JKR|3214}} {{JKR(B)|9}} Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga {{JKR|3214}} {{JKR(B)|9}} Subang {{JKR|15}} {{JKR(B)|9}} Sungai Buloh {{JKR(B)|49}} Batu Arang | Diamond interchange, no exit from north (Ipoh/Rawang) |
| 3507 | Bukit Jelutong Sentral Interchange | West Persiaran Tebar Layar Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) East {{JKR(B)|9}} Jalan Monfort Taman TTDI Jaya (Section U2) Subang Air Force Base (TUDM Subang) (Section U5) | Parclo A4 interchange | |
| {{MES-E|35}} 2 | ||||
| 3508 | Bukit Jelutong-NKVE Interchange | East Persiaran Astaka Taman TTDI Jaya From/to Expressway {{MES-E|1}} {{MES-E|6}} {{MES-E|1}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} New Klang Valley Expressway West {{JKR|2}} Klang {{MES-E|20}} {{JKR|20}} Port Klang {{Port sign}} East {{MES-E|1}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|141}} Kuala Lumpur {{MES-E|8}} {{JKR|2}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|141}} Kuantan {{MES-E|1}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} Damansara {{MES-E|6}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} North-South Expressway Central Link South {{MES-E|6}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) {{Airport sign}} {{MES-E|2}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} Johor Bahru {{MES-E|2}} {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|2}} Singapore | Stacked expressway interchange | |
| {{MES-E|35}} 1 | ||||
| Bukit Jelutong Exit | Northwest Persiaran Gerban Utama Bukit Jelutong (Section U8) | North bound | ||
| Sungai Damansara bridge | ||||
| {{MES-E|35}} 0 | ||||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|35}} Guthrie Corridor Expressway Prolintas border limit | ||||
| style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|{{JKR|3214}} Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga]] JKR border limit | ||||
| South {{JKR|3214}} Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga Batu Tiga Shah Alam {{Jct|country=MYS|FT2|2}} Federal Highway Subang Jaya Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur Klang | Start/end of Expressway GCE border limit |
Gallery
Bukit Subang Interchange, GCE (221002) 2.jpg|Bukit Subang Interchange sign near Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
Kawasan Rehat Elmina Arah Selatan, GCE (221002) 1.jpg|View of Elmina Rest Area Southbound.
Kawasan Rehat Elmina Arah Selatan, GCE (221002) 3.jpg|Parking area at the Elmina Rest Area (Southbound).
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.prolintas.com.my Prolintas website]
- [http://www.gce.com.my Guthrie Corridor Expressway]
{{Malaysian Expressway System}}
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Category:2005 establishments in Malaysia
Category:Prolintas Expressway Networks